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What changes would you suggest to the tables to make the triples more inline with a realistic game?

Do a reroll maybe?



Sure, but in the spirit of these games I guess there needs to be a balance between simplicity and realism. A single roll and table lookup is simple and fun but not finely grained so not realistic if limited to 1D6 or 2D6. So maybe a re-roll, like you suggest, but then maybe that doesn't have the same easy flow.

Nowadays, dice with more sides are common so that allows a simple 2D10 roll and a percentage lookup table. Maybe that's the balance.


Thanks for the d10 idea!




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